The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-30
In 1887 the report says there were. according

In 1887 the report says there were. according
to the best information obtainable, sl3 strikes,
details OF which available The report
shows that during the six years covered by the
investigation New York had the largest number
of establishments affected both by strikes and
lockouts, there being for the former 9247 and
for the latter 1,528. The building trades
furnished 5000 of the total number of estab
lishments engaged in strikes The total number
of employees involved in the whole number Of
strikes for the entire period is shown TO have
been ], ,3l5, ,62i. The number of employees orig
mating the strikes was 1.020 s32; the number Of
employees in all establishments before strikes oc-
cured was ,662, ,045. while the whole number
employed in the establishments involved after
the strikes occurred was 1895, ,247-a loss
of 25,79S There were I03,03S new
employees engaged after the strikes. and
37.463 were brought from other places
than those in which the strikes occurred. In
2, 1S2 establishments. lockouts were ordered dur
ing the period named In these there were 49,
995 employees before the loekouts occurred, aud
100 436 after the loekouts, while tine number
actually locked out was l59 54S There were
l3 976 new employees secured al the close of lock-
outs, and 3. .6S2 were brought from other places
than those In which the loekouts occurred. 1T
should be remembered, however," says the re-
port, that these figures do not represent the
actual numbers of individual establishments
different employees engaged. as in many eases
there have been two or more strikes or lockouts
affecting the same establishment in the same
year. In such cases the establishment and
the number of employees engaged are dupll-
Gated"
OF the whole number of employees involved
in strikes during the six years covered by the
report, IS. 90 per cent were males and IL. II per
cent were females. OF those involved in lock-
during the same period 68 rs per cent.
were males and 81. % cent females
An examination of the tables appended to ths
report shows that New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Ohio and Illinois represent
a a per cent of the whole number of estab-
lshments affected by strikes throughout the
country, and go so per cent of the lockouts-
These five States, it is stated, cont ain 49 per
cent. of all the manufacturing establishments.
and employ % per. cent of the capital invested
in mechanical industries in the United States.
OF tie 22, 1856 establishments in which strikes
occurred, in is, 342. or s. II per cent. of the
whole, strikes were orde I'D by labor oreaniza-
tions, while of the z - establishments in
which lockouts occurred. j, 753. or so. 81 per
cent, were ordered by combinations of man
ayers. OF the whole number of establishments
closed for business Is. 443 60. 10 per cent; on
account of iockouts, 90 60 per cent The aver
age duration of stoppage on account OF strikes
% days; Cor lockouts, % days
The results of the strikes so far gaining
the objects sought are concerned. are shown to
be follows Success followed in .047 cases,
or $50 per cent. of the whole; partial success
in 1904. or 13 40 per cent OF the whole, ard
failure folio wed in 500 cases. 80 SO per cent
of the whole By Iockou,s 564 establishments
or % So pes cent. of the whole, succeeded in
gaining their point: l90 or g. II Der cent partly
succeeded, aud l, ,305, 90 so per cent, failed.
AS to causes objects of strikes, it is shown
that increase OF wages was the principal one
given follows: For reduction of hours. 19. 40
per cent; against reduction of wages, 7.T5 per
cent: for increase of wages and reduction of
hours, 7.57 per cent; against increase of hours
90 per cent Total for the five leading causes,
IL So per cent; all other causes, % IL per cent
Disclaiming absolute accuracy, the report
gives the losses of employees and employers re-
sulting from strikes and lockouts follows:
Losses to strikers during the six years covered
by tho investigations. s5l.8l6, los, loss to en-
p;oyes through lockouts for the same period.
employees en- s of $50 Gas. ss2 This loss occurred
for both strikes and lockouts in
24 5l8 establishments avevags loss OF
80 445 to each establishment, CIR of nearly $40 to
each striker involved The assistance given to
strikers during this same period, so far as ascer-
tainabie, amounted to SO, 325. .0o7; to those suffer
ing from lockouts, 81, 5.53S. total of 81,
430, $50. These amounts, however, the Commis-
sioner says, are undoubtedly 200 low. The
employers losses, through strikes for the six
years, amounted to $780, 1872 653; through lock-
outs, So 432 26l, total loss TO the establish
ments involved of s34 l64. 9l4 The appended
tables also show that the chief burden of strikes
was born by thirteen industries. viz: Boots and
shoes 332 establishments; brick making, AS;
building trades, 5000; clothing. LIS; cooper
age. 4S4; food preparations ,490; furniture 49l;
mber, 395; metals and metallic goods. 1885;
mining. 2,060; stone. 468: tobacco. 1855 trans
portation, I.47S. These represent SO 35 per
cent of the whole number subjected to strikes.
In lockouts five trades bore so per cent OF the
whole burden, as follows: Boots and Shoes 155
building trades. 53l; clothing,
273; metals and metallic goods, 76; tobacco, 226.
or a total OF !, 76L
Besides com mpletiug the field work for this re-
port and the compilation of the information
the bureau has carried on, almost 10 completion.
the investigation begun last year concerning
the moral. physical and economical conditions
of the workingwomen OF great cities. and has
its investigation into the cost of ihe
distribution of great staple products Ii has
also undertaken, according to congressional in
struetion, the collection OF statistics Of mar